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940.3 ACID BURN CORNEA/CONJUNC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 940.3

Short Description: Acid burn cornea/conjunc

Long Description: Acid chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Burns (940-949)
      • 940 Burn confined to eye and adnexa
        • 940.3 Acid burn cornea/conjunc

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 940.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Burn (acid) (cathode ray) (caustic) (chemical) (electric heating appliance) (electricity) (fire) (flame) (hot liquid or object) (irradiation) (lime) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) (x-ray) 949.0
    • conjunctiva (and cornea) 940.4
      • chemical
        • acid 940.3
    • cornea (and conjunctiva) 940.4
      • chemical
        • acid 940.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 940.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
940.3 Right Arrow T26.60XA Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
940.0 Chemical burn of eyelids and periocular area
940.1 Other burns of eyelids and periocular area
940.2 Alkaline chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.4 Other burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.5 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
940.9 Unspecified burn of eye and adnexa

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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